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(applicable to students of batch 2011 onwards)

SEM. COURSE

CODE COURSE TITLE HRS/WK CREDIT

I

PGE1624M English for Communication 6 6

PGE1625M Fiction 6 6

PGE1626M Indian Literature in English 6 6

PGE1627M American Literature 6 6

PGE1321P/

PGE1221P

Soft Skills 3 3

Value Based Courses 2 1

Club 1

II

PGE 2624M Poetry 6 6

PGE 2625M Shakespeare 6 6

PGE 2626M African American Literature 6 6

PGE2627M Contemporary Literature 5 6

PGE2421E Journalism and Mass Communication 4 4

Value Based Courses 2 1

Club 1

III

PGE3521M Drama 6 5

PGE3522M Research Methodology 5 5

PGE3523M Critical Approaches and Literary Theory 6 5

PGE3522O /

PGE3523O

Teaching of English /

Literature: Feminist Perspectives 5

5

PGE3321P Designing Multimedia Aids for Teaching 3 3

PGE 3421E English for Effective Writing 4 4

Club 1

IV PGE4521M Prose 6 5

PGE 4522M A Study of the English Language 6 5

PGE4523M Post Colonial Literature 6 5

PGE4524M Linguistics 6 5

PGE4521O/

PGE4522O

Translation / Techniques in Writing 5

5

Club 1

PGE4624M Project -

SELF-LEARNING

II TO

IV

PGE 0421D Detective Fiction - 4

PGE0422D Book Review - 4

PGE 0423D Script Writing - 4

PGE1624M - ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATION

SEMESTER I

OBJECTIVES: 6hrs / wk

GENERAL

This course will enable students

To develop English language skills.

To write clear, concise and grammatical English in an appropriate style

To communicate effectively and appropriately in real-life situations.

SPECIFIC


To enhance grammatical skills to ensure accuracy of communication.

To understand and use spoken English for practical communication.

To develop reading and listening comprehension skills, writing techniques and presentation techniques.

COURSE CONTENT:

UNIT I : GRAMMATICAL SKILLS 30hrs.

An interactive approach to grammar to be followed – Parts of speech, phrases and clauses, different types of

sentences, structure of sentences: simple, compound and complex, transformation of sentences, sequence of

tenses, auxiliaries, voice, direct and indirect speech, linkers, punctuation, correction of errors in sentences, idioms

and phrases.

UNIT II & III : LISTENING AND READING SKILLS 30hrs.

Listening comprehension, note taking, audio-visual receptive skill development, Reading skill strategies,

intensive skimming and scanning, Intensive reading exercises.

UNIT IV: ORAL COMMUNICATION

15hrs.

Applied phonetics: the phonological system of English, vowels, diphthongs, consonants, word and sentence stress,

pitch and intonation.

Conversational English: introducing, requesting, questioning, inviting, parting, greeting, congratulating, thanking,

apologizing, advising, suggesting, asking to repeat, complaining, agreeing, expressing preference, directions,

presentation, debate, group discussion and role play

UNIT V: WRITTEN COMMUNICATION 15hrs.

Writing letters, bio-data, reports, essays, circulars and minutes of meetings, summarizing messages through

electronic mail and fax.

TEXT BOOK:

Syamala, V. Effective English Communication for you. Chennai: Emerald Publishers, 2002.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Ferrer, Jemi and Whalley Elizabeth. Mosaic II A Listening / Speaking Skills Book. Singapore: McGraw-Hill

International Editions, 1990.

2. Krishnaswamy, N and T. Sri Raman. Creative English for Communication. Madras: Macmillan India Ltd.

1991.

3. Leech, Geoffrey. An A-Z of English Grammar and Usages. Britain: Edward Arnold, 1989.

4. Raymond, Murphy. Essential English Grammar: Reference and Practice for South Asian Students. New

Delhi: Cambridge University Press, 1996.

5. Turton, Nigel. ABC of Common Grammatical Errors. Delhi: Macmillan India Ltd, 1995.

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PGE 1625M FICTION

LEARNING OUTCOMES: 6 hrs / wk

On successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

understand the techniques and trends in fiction

identify the literary merits in different types of novels

appreciate various aspects of a novel critically

COURSE OUTLINE:

UNITI: SOCIOLOGICAL NOVEL 15 hrs

Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D’Urbervilles.

UNITII: PSYCHOLOGICAL NOVEL 30 hrs

George Eliot - Silas Marner

D.H. Lawrence - Sons and Lovers

UNITIII: ALLEGORICAL NOVEL 15 hrs

George Orwell - Animal Farm

UNIT IV: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOVEL 15 hrs

James Joyce - Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man

UNIT V: SHORT STORIES 15 hrs

Saki - The Saint and the Goblin

O’Henry - The Adventure of Shamrock Jolnes

Somerset Maugham - The Verger

Anton Chekov - The Lottery Ticket

Leo Tolstoy - After the Dance

REFERENCE BOOKS) :

Bruford, W.H. Anton Chekhov: Studies in Modern Literature and Thought. New Haven:

Yale University Press, 1957.

Cross. L. Wilben. The Development of the English Novel. Ludhiana: Lyall Bool Depot,

1968.

Draper, R.P. Hardy: The Tragic Novels. London: Macmillan, 1987.

Salgado, Gamini, D.H. Lawrence: Sons and Lovers. London: Macmillan, 1969.

PGE 1626M INDIAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH



understand the impact of English literature on Indian culture and writing

recognize the reality of the Indian context in literature

appreciate Indian writers in English

COURSE OUTLINE:

UNIT I: PROSE 18 hrs

Nirad C. Chaudhuri - Selections from To Live or Not to Live – “On Marriage”

V.S. Naipaul - India: A Wounded Civilization (Chapter I)

Shashi Deshpande - Telling Our Own Stories

UNIT II: POETRY 18 hrs

Rabindranath Tagore - Gitanjali (Lyrics1-5)

Kamala Suraiya Das - a. The Dance of the Eunuchs

b. Man is a Season

Nissim Ezekiel - a. Poet, Lover, Birdwatcher

b. Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T.S

G.M. Muktibodh - The Void

UNITIII: DRAMA 20 hrs

Makesh Dattani - Dance Like a Man

UNIT IV: NOVEL 18 hrs

Nayantara Sahgal - Rich Like Us

Bharathi Mukherjee - Jasmine

Jhumpa Lahiri - The Name Sake

UNIT V: SHORT STORIES 16 hrs

Shiv K. Kumar - To Nun with Love

Bhabani Bhattacharya - Public Figure

Ismat Chugtai - Tiny’s Granny

Kushwant Singh - Karma

REFERENCE BOOK(S):

Iyengar, K.R. Srinivasa. Indian Writing in English, New Delhi: Sterling Publishers, 1994.

Naik, M.K.. Aspects of Indian Writing in English. Delhi: Macmillan, 1979.

Sinha, Krishna Nandan. Indian Writing in English. New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, 1979.

PGE 1627M AMERICAN LITERATURE


On successful completion of the course the student will be able to

gain a deeper understanding of the different social, ethical and cultural values of the American society

know various techniques and patterns employed in the works of American writers

appreciate the works of the great writers and thinkers of America

COURSE OUTLINE:

UNIT I: POETRY 20 hrs

Walt Whitman - Crossing Brooklyn Ferry

Robert Frost - Home Burial

Edgar Allan Poe - The Raven

Emily Dickinson - a. My Life Closed Twice before its Close

b. Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church

UNIT II: PROSE 20 hrs

Emerson - The Over Soul

UNIT III: DRAMA 20 hrs

Tennessee Williams - A Street Car Named Desire

UNIT IV: NOVEL 20 hrs

Mark Twain - Huckleberry Finn

Harper Lee - To Kill a Mocking Bird

Joseph Heller - Catch 22

UNIT V: SHORT STORY 10 hrs

Bernard Malamud - The Magic Barrel

John Steinbeck - The Chrysanthemums

Nathaniel Hawthorne - Young Goodman Brown

Scott Fitzgerald - Babylon Revisited

REFERENCE BOOK(S):

Asselineau, Roger. The Evolution of Walt Whitman. Cambridge: Harvard U.P., 1960

Christy, Arthur. The Orient in American Transcendentalism: A Study of Emerson, Thoreau and Alcott.

Columbia: Columbia University Press, 1932.

Hamilton, S. Cynthia. Western and Hard Boiled Reflective Fiction in America. London: Macmillan, 1987.

Parrington, Jr. Vernon L. American Dreams: A Study of American Utopias. Providence: Brown

University, 1947.

PGE 1321P SOFT SKILLS



communicate effectively in English

identify conflicts and manage them

perform confidently at interviews

COURSE OUTLINE:

UNIT I : COMMUNICATION SKILLS 9 hrs

Spoken Communication

Public speaking

Speaking at a meeting

One to one communication

Work place communication

Cross-cultural communication

Importance of listening in communication

UNIT II: INTERVIEW SKILLS 9 hrs

Language etiquette

Body Language

Speaking at an interview

Mock interview and Group Discussion

UNIT III: INTERPERSONAL SKILLS 9 hrs

Assertiveness: Distinction between aggression and assertion

Conflict: Types of Conflict: Inter Personal, Intra Personal

Conflict management

Importance of negotiation and types of negotiation

UNIT IV : LEADERSHIP SKILLS 9 hrs

Leadership: roles and responsibilities

Team dynamics

Problem solving

Decision making

UNIT V : TIME MANAGEMENT AND GOAL SETTING 9 hrs

Understanding Time as resource and relationship between time and quality

Why and how of goal setting

Creating Individual action plans

Goal setting exercises

Motivation: Understanding Individual Motivators

REFERENCE BOOK(S) :

Alex.K. Soft Skills: Know Yourself and Know the World. New Delhi: S. Chand &

Company Ltd. 2009.

Beattly, John & Junichi Takahashi. Intercultural Communication. New Delhi:

Bizantra,2003.

Bhatia, R.L. Managing Time for A Competitive Edge. Mumbai: A.H. Wheeler& Co. Ltd.,

1994.

Covey, Stephen. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. New York: Free Press, 1989.

Devaraj,A & K.S. Antonysamy. Executive Communication. 3rd Edition. New Delhi:Tata

McGraw Hill, 2009.

Heller, Robert. Effective Leadership, Essential Managers. London: Dorling Kinderslet

Ltd., 1999.

Khera, Shiv. You Can Win. Mumbai:Macmillan Books, Revised Edition, 2003.

Newstrom & Keith Davis, Organizational Behaviour. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill, 2001.

Sasikumar, & P. Dhamija. Spoken English (With video Cassette) . New Delhi: Tata

McGraw Hill, 2008.

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PGE 2624M POETRY


On successful completion of the course the student will be able to

appreciate the nuances of poetic language and poetic devices

differentiate the different kinds of poetry – lyric, ode, ballad, elegy and dramatic monologue

analyse the poems critically

COURSE OUTLINE:

UNIT I: METAPHYSICAL POETRY 6 hrs

John Donne - Sunne Rising

Andrew Marvel - To His Coy Mistress

UNIT II: AUGUSTAN POETRY 30 hrs

Milton - Paradise Lost - Book IV

Pope - Rape of the Lock - Canto I

UNIT III: ROMANTIC POETRY 18 hrs

Wordsworth - Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey

Coleridge - Dejection: An Ode

Keats - Ode to Autumn

UNIT IV: VICTORIAN POETRY 18 hrs

Browning - Andrea del Sarto

G.M. Hopkins - Pied Beauty

UNIT V: TWENTIETH CENTURY POETRY 18 hrs

T.S. Eliot - Preludes

Sir John Betjeman - Diary of a Church Mouse

Philip Larkin - Church Going

W.B Yeats - Sailing to Byzantium

REFERENCE BOOK(S):

Broadbent, John. Milton: An Introduction. England: Cambridge Univ.Press, 1973.

Gardner, Helen. ed. The Metaphysical Poets. New Delhi: Rupa and Co., 1980.

Hough, Graham. The Romantic Poets. Rept., New Delhi: B.I Publications, 1983.

Nicholos, D.H.S. and Lee A.H.E, eds. The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse.

Oxford: The Clerendon Press, 1971.

Palgrave, Framcos T. The Golden Treasury. London: Macmillan, 1875.

Roberts, Neil ed. A Companion to Twentieth Century Poetry. USA: Blackwell

Publishers, 2002.

Stedman, Edmand, ed. A Victorian Anthology. Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1895.

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PGE 2625M SHAKESPEARE



gain an insight into the philosophy of Shakespeare

get acquainted with the creative imagination and techniques of Shakespeare’s works

appreciate the works of Shakespeare critically

COURSE OUTLINE:

UNIT I: TRAGEDY 25 hrs

Hamlet

UNIT II: TRAGI - COMEDY 25 hrs

The Merchant of Venice

UNIT III: HISTORY 15 hrs

Julius Caesar -

UNIT IV: ROMANTIC COMEDY 15 hrs

Twelfth Night

UNIT V: SHAKESPEAREAN CRITICISM 10 hrs

Caroline F.E. Spurgeon- Leading Motives in the Imagery of Shakespeare’s Tragedies

REFERENECE BOOK(S) :

Bennington, David. Shakespeare. Cambridge: O.U.P., 1986.

Bradbrook, MC. The Growth and Structure of Elizabethan Comedy. London: Macmillan,

1904.

Bradley, AC. Shakespearean Tragedy. 2nd edition. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1978.

Charney, Maurice. Shakespeare’s Roman Plays. London: Harvard University Press,

1961.

Granvile, Barker Harley. Prefaces to Shakespeare. New Jersey: Princeton University

Press, 1946, 1947 (2 vol)

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PGE 2626M AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE



understand the significance of African American literature

gain a perspective of the literary trends in African American literature

appreciate the literature of African Americans critically

COURSE OUTLINE:


Claude Mckay - Harlem Runs Wild

James Baldwin - Stranger in the Village

Audre Lorde - Poetry is not a Luxury

Zora Neale Hurston - How it feels to be Colored Me


George Moses - Powers of Love

James Weldon Johnson- Lift Every Voice and Sing

Langston Hughes - Vagabonds, Harlem

Gwendolyn Brooks - Kitchenette Building, Malcolm X

Maya Angelou - Still I Rise

Rita Dove - Variation on Pain, The House Slave


Lorraine Hansberry - Raisin in the Sun

UNIT IV : NOVEL 20 hrs

Olaudah Equiano - Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

(Chapters I & II)

Toni Morrison - Sula

UNIT V: SHORT STORY 15 hrs

Richard Wright - Long Black Song

Alice Walker - Everyday Use

REFERENCE BOOK(S):

Baker, Houston A. The Journey back: Issues in Black Literature and Criticism.

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1980.

Berdt, Ostendorf. Black Literature in White America New Jersey: Harvester Press, 1982.

Frazier, Thomas R. African – American History. California: Wadsworth Publishing

House, 1988.

Gates, Henry Louis Jr. and Mckay, Nellie Y. The Norton Anthology of African American

Literature. New York: WW Norton and Company, 1997.

Michael G, Cooke. African – American Literature in the Twentieth Century: The

Achievement of Intimacy. Connecticut: Yale University, 1984.

PGE 2627M CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE


On successful completion of the course the students will be able to:

understand the different creative sensibilities

identify the predominant themes of modern literature

analyze some outstanding and representative literary pieces from the 1970’s onwards

COURSE OUTLINE:


Joseph Brodsky - A Room and a Half


Vikram Seth - Selections from The Golden Gate (1.6, 2.44, 5.4)

Ogaga Ifowodo - Homeland

Judith Wright - Birds

Meena Kandaswamy - We Will Rebuild Worlds

Robert Lowell - The Ruins of Time

Kamala Wijeratne - A Soldier’s Wife Weeps


Neil Simon - Chapter Two

UNIT IV: SHORT STORY 10 hrs

Gabriel García Márquez - Balthazar’s Marvelous Afternoon

Doris Lessing - Room Nineteen

Nadine Gordimer - Six Feet of the Country

UNIT V : NOVEL 15 hrs

Kurt Vonnugut – Slaughter House Five

Ishmael Reed - Flight to Canada

REFERENCE BOOK(S) :

Ashcroft Bill, Griffiths Gareth and Tiffin, Helen. (eds) The Colonial Studies Reader. London: Routledge,

1995.

Boehmer, Elleke .Colonial and Post Colonial Literature. Oxford: OUP, 1995.

Dabydeen, David. The Black Presence in English Literature. Manchester: Manchester University

Press, 1985.

Greenblatt, Stephen. Marvelous Possessions: The Wonder of the New World. Chicago: University of

Chicago Press, 1991.

Hunt, Douglas. ed. The Riverside Anthology of Literature. Boston: Houghton Mifflin co., 1988

Thieme, John ed. Post- Colonial Literatures in English. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.

Whitlock, Gillian and Gaster, David. (eds). Images of Australia: An Introductory Reader in Australian

Studies. St. Lucia: University Queensland Press, 1992.

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PGE2421E - JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

SEMESTER II

OBJECTIVES: 4hrs / wk

GENERAL

To provide the students with a study in the theories and principles of Journalism.

To help students enhance their writing and editing skills.

SPECIFIC

To develop the communicative skills of students seeking jobs which require extensive written analysis, reporting and

data collection.

To motivate students to contribute to journal and magazines.

COURSE CONTENT

UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM 12hrs.

Introduction - Nature and Scope – Principles of Journalism – Definition – Career aspects of Journalism –

Theories of Mass Communication – Kinds and effects of different media.

UNIT II: REPORTING 12hrs.

Responsibilities & aptitudes of a reporter – Diversities in reporting– Interviews – News Features.

UNIT III: EDITING 12hrs.

Duties – responsibilities and qualification of an editor – importance of editing

Tools and techniques of editing – principles of editing – sources of copy – Proof reading – page making – newspaper

glossary.

UNIT IV: WRITING 12hrs.

News writing – tools and techniques – types of writing – feature writing – editorial writing – review writing – profile

writing – comic strips – writing.

UNIT V: TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION 12hrs.

Science and its public audience - Television and radio scripts – scripts for national developmental and scientific

programmes – advertising – standards of technical communication – rules of technical writing.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

Ahuja, B.N. & S.S. Chabra, Principles and Techniques of Journalism, New Delhi: Surjee Publications, 1995

Gupta, O.M. & Ajay S. Jasra, Internet Journalism In India, New Delhi: Kankshka Publishers, 2002.

Hough, George A., News Writing, Boston: Houghtron Mifflin Co., 1991.

Kamath, M.V., Professional Journalism, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House, 1980.

Parthasarathy, Rangaswami, Journalism In India From the Earliest Times to the Present Day. New Delhi: Sterling

Publishing private Ltd., 1989.

Ravindran, R.K. ed., Handbook of Mass Media. New Delhi: Arnold Publications Pvt. Ltd., 1999.

Venkateswaran R.J., How to Excel in Business Journalism, New Delhi: Sterling Publishing Private Ltd., 1994.

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PGE 3521M – DRAMA

SEMESTER III


On successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

understand the features of drama

appreciate the various cultural patterns reflected in dramas of different ages

apply an aesthetic and moralistic approach towards drama

COURSE OUTLINE:

UNIT I: DETAILED 20 hrs

John Milton - Samson Agonistes

UNIT II: DETAILED 30 hrs

T.S. Eliot - Murder in the Cathedral

UNIT III: DETAILED 20 hrs

Samuel Beckett - Waiting for Godot

UNIT IV: GENERAL READING 10 hrs

Anonymous - Everyman

UNIT V: GENERAL READING 10 hrs

Arthur Miller - All My Sons

REFERENCE BOOKS:

Bair, D., Samuel Beckett: A Biography .London: Vintage, 1990.

Bradbook, M.C. Themes and Conventions of Elizabethan Tragedy. Cambridge: OUP, 1935.

Browne, E. Martin. The Making of T.S. Eliot's Plays. London: Cambridge University Press, 1969.

Nicoll, Allardyce. Late Eighteenth Century Drama (1750 – 1800). Cambridge: OUP, 1956.

Robert Speaight. "With Becket in Murder in the Cathedral", T. S. Eliot: The Man and His Work. Ed.

Allen Tate. New York: Delta, 1966.

Watson, G.J. Drama: An Introduction. London: Macmillan Education Ltd, 1983.

PGE3522M RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

SEMESTER III

LEARNING OUTCOMES: 5 hrs /wk


understand the fundamentals of research methodology

evaluate sources

comprehend the mechanics of writing

COURSE OUTLINE

UNIT I: INTRODUCTION 15 hrs

Selecting a Topic, Various Methods of Research, Working Bibliography, Card entry, Evaluating Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Martin_Browne

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Speaight

UNIT II: NOTE TAKING 15 hrs

Methods of Note taking, List entry, Documentation.

UNIT III: MECHANICS OF WRITING 15 hrs

Abbreviation - Diction – Sentence Style – Structure of a Paragraph

UNIT IV: OUTLINING 15hrs

Development of material, Outlining, Writing Drafts

UNIT V: FINAL DRAFT 15hrs

Organization, Proof Reading, Format

REFERENCE BOOK(S):

Altick, D.Richard. The Art of Literary Research: W.W. Norton and Contemporary, New York,

1975.

Brown, Robert M. Writing for a Reader.: Little Brown and Company, Toronto, 1987.

Ebbit, Wilma R. and David R. Ebbit. Writer’s Guide.: Scott Foresma and Company, London, 1978.

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. VII ed.: The Modern Language

Association of America, New York, 2009.

Hefferman, W.A. James and John E. Lincoln. Writing a College Handbook. London: W.W. Norton

Company, 1990.

Kothari, C.R. Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques. New Delhi: New Age

International, 2005.

Sripathi, Muthu Krishna. A Concise Handbook on Research Methodology. Madurai: Malar

Printer, 1987.

Troyka, Lynn Quitman. Handbook for Writers. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1987.

PGE 3523M CRITICAL APPROACHES AND LITERARY THEORY

SEMESTER III



understand critical approaches to literature

comprehend literary theories

analyse literary works critically

COURSE OUTLINE:

UNIT I: CRITICAL APPROACHES - I 20hrs

Moralistic Approach

T.S. Eliot – “Religion and Literature”

Formalistic Approach

Cleanth Brooks – “Keats’ Sylvan Historian: History without Footnotes”

UNIT II: CRITICAL APPROACHES - II 20hrs

Sociological Approach

Bernard Shaw - “Man and Superman”

Psychological Approach

Simone O Lesser – “The Image of the Father”

UNIT III: CRITICAL APPROACHES - III 10hrs

Archetypal Approach

Northrop Frye – “The Archetypes of Literature”

UNIT IV: THEORIES OF LITERATURE - I 20hrs

Structuralism

Post-Structuralism

Deconstruction

UNIT V: THEORIES OF LITERATURE - II 20hrs

Post Modernism

Post-Colonialism

Psychoanalytic Criticism

REFERENCE BOOKS

Barry, Peter. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory, UK:

Manchester University Press, 1995.

Guerin, L.Wilfred, et al., A Handbook of Critical Approaches. IV edn. New York: Oxford

University Press, 2004.

Handy, J. William and Maz Westbrook. eds. Twentieth Century Criticism – The Major

Statements. (rpt). New Delhi: Light and Life Publishers, 1976.

Krishnanswamy, N., John Varghese and Sunita Mishra eds. Contemporary Literary theory: A

Student’s Companion. Delhi: Macmillan Publishers, 2003.

Lodge, David. ed. 20th Century Literary Criticism. London: Longman Group Ltd., 1972.

Scott, Wilbur, Five Approaches of Literary Criticism. New York: Collier Book, 1963.

PGE3523O- LITERATURE: FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES

SEMESTER III

LEARNING OUTCOME: 5 hrs. /wk.

On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:

acquaint themselves with the writings of women

compare and contrast the portrayal of women by women and men writers

view literature from the feminist perspective

make a comparative study between women writers of the West and of India in terms of theme,

content and techniques

COURSE OUTLINE:

UNIT I: MASCULINITY STUDIES 15hrs

Harry Brod - Studying Masculinities as Superordinate Studies

UNIT II: PROSE 15hrs

Shashi Deshpande - Why I am a Feminist (Writing from the Margin and other Essays)

UNIT III: POETRY 20hrs

1. Sappho - To a Bride

2. Anne Sexton - The Abortion

- Housewife

3. Sylvia Plath - Lesbos

4. Gwendolyn Brooks - The Mother

5. Kamala Das - An Introduction

6. Margaret Atwood - Helen of Troy Does Countertop Dancing

UNIT IV: DRAMA 10hrs

Henrik Ibsen - A Doll’s House

UNIT V: FICTION 15hrs

Nayantara Sahgal - Storm in Chandigarh

REFERENCE BOOK(S):

Comillon, Susan Koppelman. ed. Images of Women in Fiction: Feminist Perspectives. Ohio:

Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1972.

Dass, Veena Noble ed., Feminism and Literature. New Delhi: Prestige Books, 1995.

Felski, Rita. Beyond Feminist Aesthethics. Feminist Literature and Social Change.

Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1989.

Friedan, Betty. The Second Stage. New York: Summit Books, 1981.

Gamble, Sarah. ed. Critical Dictionary of Feminism and Postfeminism. New York: Routledge,

2000.

Ganz, Stephanie and Benjamin A. Brabon. Post Feminism: Cultural Texts and Theories.

Edinburg: Edinburg University Press Ltd., 2009

Gupta. Prachi. Theoretical Perspectives of Feminism. Jaipur: ABD Publications, 2008.

Jain, Jasbir ed., Women’s Writing: Text & Context. New Delhi: Rawat Publications, 1996.

Jardine, Alice and Paul Smith eds., Men in Feminism. London: Methuen, 1987.

Monteith, Moria ed., Women’s Writing: A Challenge to Theory. London: The Harvester Press,

1986.

O’Barr, Jean Fox. Feminism in Action. London: The University of North Carolina Press, 1994.

Sherry, Ruth. Studying Women’s Writing: An Introduction. London: Edward Arnold, 1988.

Shukla, A. Bhaskar. Feminism: A Critical Study. Jaipur: Mark Publications, 2008.

Walter, Natasha. The New Feminism. London: Virago Press, 1999.

PGE3522O Teaching of English SEMESTER III

5hrs./wk.

Objectives:

General

To train students in the techniques of language and literature teaching.

Specific

To familiarize students with the general principles of language teaching.

Unit I:Principles of Language Teaching. 15hrs.

1. Aims of teaching English 2. Principles of language learning and teaching. 3. Different approaches to teaching.

Unit II: Teaching Methodology 15hrs.

1. Teaching of prose and poetry 2. Teaching of fiction and drama 3. Teaching of grammar, composition and remedial English teaching.

Unit III: Teaching Aids 15hrs.

1. Instructional aids 2. Study aids 3. Computer assisted instruction.

Unit IV: Evaluation 15hrs.

1. The need for evaluation. 2. Characteristics of a good test. 3. Types of tests 4. Blue print and analysis

Unit V: Practice teaching 15hrs.

Classroom teaching.

Reference Books:

1. Aslam, Mohammad. Teaching of English. New Delhi: Foundation Books, 2003. 2. Baruva. The English Teacher’s Handbook. New Delhi: Macmillan, 2000. 3. Jain, Kavitha. The Teaching of Language. New Delhi: Sumit Enterprises, 2004. 4. Kudchedkar, S. Readings in English Language Teaching in India. Chennai: Orient

Longman, 2006.

5. Ratnakar.S. Language Art Programme. Jaipur: ABD Publishers, 2005. 6. Sharma S.R., and Jacob John. Anthology of English Language and Communication

Jaipur: Mark publishers, 2007.

7. Srivastava. K.K. Modern Methods of Teaching Language. New Delhi: Ramesh Kapoor, 2005. 8. Varghese, Paul. Teaching English as a Second Language. Chennai: Macmillan, 2000.

8. Wadgaon, P.D. English Language and Literature Teaching. New Delhi: Prestige books. 1999. ---

PGE3321P- DESIGNING MULTIMEDIA AIDS FOR TEACHING

SEMESTER III

LEARNING OUTCOMES: 3 hrs/wk


use multimedia in teaching.

design teaching modules using multimedia.

use multimedia aids with required presentation skills.

COURSE OUTLINE:

UNIT I: MICROSOFT POWER POINT 9hrs

Creating a presentation with Microsoft PowerPoint- objects and media clips, collaboration tools,

different templates, animation, special effects and hyper link

UNIT II: WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER 9hrs

Windows Movie Maker environment-import media-organize elements- sounds and text - edit a

movie

UNIT III: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 9hrs

Introduction to adobe Photoshop cs4- working with images- resizing and cropping images, layers,

painting, color correction and special effects

UNIT IV: E-MODULE PREPARATION 9hrs

Guidelines for E-Content preparation - structure of content preparation - organization of content

UNIT V: MULTIMEDIA TEACHING AIDS PREPARATION 9hrs

Grammar, Vocabulary, Spoken English, Pieces from Literature

REFERENCE BOOK(S):

Copestake, Stephen. PowerPoint in easy steps. New Delhi: Dream tech Press, 3rd reprint, 2003

Beskeen, David. Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, Illustrated Introductory. June 26, 2007.

Smith, Colin. How to Do Everything with Photoshop CS2, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media. 2

edition May 12, 2005.

WEBSITE:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/getting started with windows moviemaker

SOFTWARE:

Orell Digital Language Lab, Communication skills lab, Premium Version, India

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PGE 3421E - ENGLISH FOR EFFECTIVE WRITING

SEMESTER III

OBJECTIVES: 4hrs/wk

GENERAL


To get a firm grasp of the underlying principles of correct English usage.

To develop critical thinking and analytical skills and improve their vocabulary for greater word power.

To write English with greater ease, power, and style.

SPECIFIC

To sharpen their grammatical skills.

To familiarize themselves with business writing.

To be trained in writing term papers and thesis.

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COURSE CONTENT

UNIT I: ESENTIALS OF GRAMMAR 15hrs.

Vocabulary enrichment, phrase, clause analysis & transformation of sentences, sentence combining exercises, correction of

errors, effective use of idioms, figures of speech and punctuation.

UNIT II: WRITING SKILLS 15hrs.

Paragraph writing; essay writing; note making and summarizing, paraphrasing, report writing.

UNIT III: BUSSINESS WRITING 15hrs.

Business letters for various purposes, resume writing, writing job applications, follow–up / thank you letters, electronic mail

etiquette.

UNIT IV: RESEARCH WRITING 15hrs.

Analysing and interpreting a text, writing term papers, abstract writing, thesis Writing, proof reading,

documentation, preparing questionnaire, plagiarism.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Clanchy, John and Brigid Ballad. How to Write Essays: A Practical Guide for Students. Australia: Zongman Cheshire,

1983.

2. Langan John. Sentence Skills: A Workbook for Writers. Boston: McGraw – Hill College. 1999.

3. Olson, F. Judith. Writing Skills, Success in 20 Minutes a Day. New Delhi: Goodwill Publishing House.

4. Podis A. Zeonard and Podos M. Joanne. Writing: Invention, Form and Style. USA: Scott, Foresman & Co. 1984.

5. Raimes Ann. Techniques in Teaching Writing. New York: Oxford University Press. 1983.

6. Sreedharan, V. How to Write Correct English. Chandigarh: Abishe Publications, 2001.

7. Zinkin Taya, Write Right: A Guide to Effective Communication in English. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India, 1980.

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PGE4521M - PROSE

SEMESTER IV

LEARNING OUTCOME 6 hrs / wk


get acquainted with great prose writers of the age

identify and appreciate good prose pieces

develop their critical acumen, comprehension skills and style of writing

COURSE OUTLINE:

UNIT I: ELIZABETHAN AGE 20hrs

1. Francis Bacon (Detailed) - a) Of Parents and Children

b) Of Goodness and Goodness of Nature

UNIT II: NEO CLASSICAL AGE 30hrs

1. Jonathan Swift (Detailed) - The Battle of the Books

2. The Bible (Non-detailed) - Book of Job

UNIT III: ROMANTIC AGE 15hrs

1. Lamb (Detailed) - Christ’s Hospital

2. Hazlitt (Non-detailed) - On the Feeling of Immortality in Youth

UNIT IV: VICTORIAN AGE 10hrs

1. Lytton Strachey (Non-detailed) - Eminent Victorians(Florence Nightingale)

UNIT V: MODERN AGE 15hrs

1. James Allen (Detailed) - As a Man Thinketh (Chapter I)

2. Bertrand Russell - The Happy Man

3. A.G. Gardiner - On Early Rising

4. George Orwell Non-detailed - Why are Beggars Despised?

5. Stephen Leacock - How to be a Doctor

6. J.B. Priestly - Carless at Last

REFERENCE BOOK(S):

Allen, James. As a Man Thinketh. New York: Filiquarian Publishing, 2006.

Fulton H.Anderson. The Philosophy of Francis Bacon: The First Systematic Treatment of All

Bacon's Philosophic Works. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1948

Peppiatt, Michael. Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma. New York: Farrar, Straus, and

Giroux, 1997.

Schmied, Wieland. Francis Bacon: Commitment and Conflict. Munich: Prestel, 1996.

Singh, Hari and Balakrishna Menon T.C. eds. Contemporary English Prose. Madras: Blackie &

Son India Ltd., 1967.

Tuveson, Ernest. Swift: A Collection of Critical Essays. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India, 1979.

William, Haydn Noore. English Prose Down the Ages. Madras: Blackie & Son (India) Ltd.1973.

PGE 4522M - A STUDY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

SEMESTER IV



have a bird’s eye view of the origin and growth of the English Language

understand the etymological developments of words

perceive the differences in English spoken in different countries

COURSE OUTLINE:

UNIT I: ORIGIN OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 15hrs

Language Families / Convergent and Divergent development

UNIT II: FAMILIES OF LANGUAGES 30hrs

Indo- European family of languages and its various branches, Germanic family of language

Grimm’s Law, Verner’s law, i-j Mutation

UNIT III: OLD and MIDDLE ENGLISH 15hrs

Spelling, Vocabulary (Foreign Elements)

UNIT IV: MODERN ENGLISH 15hrs

Makers of English / Development of Standard English

UNIT V: ENGLISH AS A WORLD LANGUAGE 15hrs

Varieties of Modern English – American, Indian, Australian

REFERENCE BOOK(S):

Baugh, Albert C. A History of the English Language. New York: Appleton-Century- Crofts, Inc., 1957

Bragg, Melvyn. The Adventures of English: 500 AD to 2000: The Biography of a Language.

India: Hachette Publishing, 2007.

Crystal, David. English as a Global Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Jesperson, Otto. Language. London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1959.

McCrum, Robert, William Cran and Robery McNeil. The Story of English. UK: Fabre and Fabre,

2002

Robinson, Orrin W. Old English and Its Closest Relatives: A Survey of the Earliest Germanic

Languages. rpt., Routledge: Stanford University Press, 1994.

Wood, F.T. Outline History of the English Language. Glasgow: The University Press. 2008.

PGE4523M - POST COLONIAL LITERATURE

SEMESTER IV LEARNING OUTCOMES: 6 hrs wk


gain insights into some of the unique contributions of the Commonwealth writers to the realm of

literature

understand and comprehend the aesthetic, moral and cultural aspects of literatures.

appreciate the works consisting of at least two major cultures and two literary traditions.

COURSE OUTLINE:

UNIT I: POETRY 15 hrs

1. Yasmine Gooneratne - Big match

2. Kaiser Hab - A Myth Reworked

3. Derek Walcott - A Far Cry from Africa

4. E.J. Pratt - Silences

5. Dom Moraes - Serendip

6. Zulfikar Ghose - The Attack on Sialkot

UNIT II: PROSE 15hrs

1. Pablo Neruda - Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech

2. Lyn Jim - Why I Write

3. Sally Morgan - A Black Grandmother (from My Place an Autobiography)

UNIT III: DRAMA 20hrs

David Williamson - The Removalists

UNIT IV: FICTION 30hrs

1. J.M. Coetzee - Disgrace

2. Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid’s Tale

UNIT V: SHORT STORY 10hrs

1. Katherine Mansfield - Her First Ball

2. Chinua Achebe - The Sacrificial Egg

3. Alice Munro - The Photographer

REFERNCE BOOK(S):

Agarwal, Krishna Avtar. Post-colonial Indian English Literature. Jaipur: Book Enclave, 2007.

Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin eds. The Post Colonial Studies Reader. London:

Routledge, 1995.

Bhabha, Homi, ed. Nation and Narration. London: Routledge, 1994.

Henry, Louis Gates Jr. and Nellie Y. Mckay. African American Literature. New York: W.W.

Norton & Company, 1997.

Thieme, John, ed., The Arnold Anthology of Post Colonial Literatures in English. London:

Arnold, 1996.

Toye, William ed. The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature. Toronto: Oxford University

Press, 1983.

PGE4524M- LINGUISTICS

SEMESTER IV



know the major concepts in Linguistics.

understand the various phonological and morphological changes.

develop their linguistic competence.

COURSE OUTLINE:

UNIT I: ORGANS OF SPEECH 18hrs

The classification and description of sounds: vowels, consonants, cardinal vowels.

UNIT II: PHONOLOGY 18hrs

Phonemes, Identifying phonemes (minimal pair test) Allophones, Phonetic transcription

UNIT III: MORPHOLOGY 18hrs

Morphemes, Allomorphs, Types of Morphemes, Identifying morphemes, Morphemic Analysis

UNIT IV: TRANSFORMATIONAL GRAMMAR 18hrs

Syntax, Immediate constituent analysis, Deep and surface structure

UNIT V: SEMANTICS 18hrs

Pragmatics, Discourses

REFERENCE BOOK(S):

Akmajan, Adrian, et al. Linguistics: An Introduction to Language and Communication.

Cambridge, Mass, US: MIT Press, 2001.

Balasubramanian, T. A Text Book of English Phonetics for Indian Students. Delhi: Macmillan

Ltd., 2003.

Bansal, R.K. Phonetics. London: Oxford University Press, 1978.

Chapman, Siobhan and Christopher Routledge. Key Ideas in Linguistics and the Philosophy of

Language. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2009.

Crystal, David. Linguistics. England: Penguin Books Ltd., 1971.

Das, Ajay. Modern Elements of Linguistics and Phonetics. New Delhi: Omega Publications,

2010.

Das, Sumitra. Fundamentals of Linguistics. Jaipur: Prism Book, 2011.

Karunakaran, K. and Edward Williams. Morphology: An Introduction. New Delhi: Grace

Publication, 1984.

http://books.rediff.com/publisher/mit-press

Syal, Pushpinder and Jindal. An Introduction to Linguistics: Language, Grammar and

Semantics. New Delhi: Prentice- Hall of India Pvt Ltd., 2004.

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